What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 3-2-99 at approximately 0833 MST le bus #4101 driven by Mr. Gulbransen collided with the left wing tip of aircraft N889MA. The aircraft was parked on the million air ramp with no passengers on board there were no injuries and minor damage to the left wing tip. The bus was carring twenty passengers from the white house press corp that were to board the aircraft N889MA. It was reported that the left wing was leaking fuel. This fuel leak was investigated by airworthiness inspector tom carman. Inspector carman noted that a small amount of fuel had seeped from around one of the covers of the #1 main fuel tank. privacy data omitted The bus driver was given a sobriety test by the slc airport police and he tested negative. The bus driver will be given drug and alcohol test by his company.
As the FAA filed it
ON 3-2-99 AT APPROXIMATELY 0833 MST LE BUS #4101 DRIVEN BY MR. GULBRANSEN COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT WING TIP OF AIRCRAFT N889MA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE MILLION AIR RAMP WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP. THE BUS WAS CARRING TWENTY PASSENGERS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORP THAT WERE TO BOARD THE AIRCRAFT N889MA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LEFT WING WAS LEAKING FUEL. THIS FUEL LEAK WAS INVESTIGATED BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR TOM CARMAN. INSPECTOR CARMAN NOTED THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL HAD SEEPED FROM AROUND ONE OF THE COVERS OF THE #1 MAIN FUEL TANK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE BUS DRIVER WAS GIVEN A SOBRIETY TEST BY THE SLC AIRPORT POLICE AND HE TESTED NEGATIVE. THE BUS DRIVER WILL BE GIVEN DRUG AND ALCOHOL TEST BY HIS COMPANY.